Student Design Competion 07
The British Glove Association, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glovers, has announced details of its Student Glove Design Competition 2007.
The format will comprise three categories as follows:
Category 1:
Design a glove for a member of the Royal Family for Autumn/Winter 2007
Students should identify the occasion or activity to which they would be worn.
Design a pair of Ladies or Men’s LEATHER or FABRIC AND LEATHER gloves for a particular winter sport or activity.
Category 2:
Design a pair of Ladies or Men’s LEATHER or FABRIC AND LEATHER gloves for a particular winter sport or activity.
Category 3
Design a pair of Mens or Womens Fashion gloves for Autumn/Winter 2007.
The winners of each category will receive £300 plus a framed certificate. In addition, The Dents Prize will be awarded to the winner of the most commercial glove design selected from all the entries submitted to the BGA Glove Design Competition; all entries to the competition will automatically be considered for this prize. The winner of The Dents Prize will be awarded a cash prize of £500 plus work experience at Dents.
A Silver Salver inscribed with the college name and year, will be awarded to the college judged to have contributed the best designs from the final shortlisted selection of 50 designs.
The closing date for entries is March 31st, 2007. The prize-giving will take place in July 2007 at a formal luncheon in a prestigious City of London venue, in the presence of a guest of honour. In the past this guest has been HRH Prince Edward, Jimmy Choo and The Rt Hon Baroness Betty Boothroyd.
Further information on the competition can be downloaded from the Design Competition area of this website, or obtained from the British Glove Association Secretariat, Sussex House 8-10 Homesdale Road, Bromley Kent BR2 9LZ. Email: info@gloveassociation.org.
